Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 422 | 354 | 249 | 237 | 611 | 940 | 1070 | 1301 | 1652 | 1847 | 1974 | 1148 | 875 | 705 | 721 | 672 | 672 | 651 | 761 | 884 | 1121 | 1061 | 938 | 979 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:51PM1.68m | 8:13AM1.56m | 8:36PM1.66m | 9:01AM1.59m | 9:24PM1.65m | 9:54AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.40m | 2:27PM0.39m | 2:59AM0.38m | 3:16PM0.39m | 3:45AM0.36m | 4:09PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 422 | 354 | 249 | 237 | 132 | 88 | 311 | 83 | 88 | 54 | 196 | 559 | 666 | 705 | 721 | 672 | 672 | 651 | 761 | 884 | 1121 | 1061 | 938 | 979 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 124 | 184 | 246 | 300 | 57 | 297 | 206 | 186 | 280 | 191 | 176 | 169 | 163 | 156 | 192 | 198 | 186 | 178 | 175 | 123 | 89 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 34 | 17 | 55 | 50 | 77 | 71 | 45 | 46 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 30 | 56 | 61 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 42 | 93 | 143 | 196 | 611 | 940 | 1070 | 1301 | 1652 | 1847 | 1974 | 1148 | 875 | 653 | 475 | 334 | 229 | 175 | 131 | 108 | 98 | 112 | 246 | 432 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 216 | 247 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 240 | 216 |
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